TALLAHASSEE, Fla. As National Impaired Driving Prevention Month kicks off, Attorney General Ashley Moody is issuing a stern warning to Floridians about the perils of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the holiday season. With over 6,200 impaired-driving crashes and more than 1,100 fatalities reported in 2022, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Crash Dashboard paints a grim picture of the consequences of impaired driving.To tackle this issue head-on, Florida Highway Patrol Colonel Gary Howze, Osceola County Sheriff Marco Lopez,.
According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, about 32 people in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes every single day.